Only a few days removed from finding himself in the path of an angry Jeff Teague, Kevin Durant — last season’s playoff poster champ — is on the board! While most of us were busy tracking the presidential election on Tuesday night, Durant was hard at work in Oklahoma City, where he aimed to bring his Thunder back to .500. In doing so, KD issued a formal NBA welcome to Raptors rookie Jonas Valanciunas…
Don’t sweat it, Jonas. Being dunked on is a right of passage, even for the best of ‘em. It’s really no different from your first F in middle school, or your first speeding ticket. Next time you see an athlete flying through the lane, though, just make sure their next stop is the free throw line.
Dunk rating on the Starbury Nastiness Scale:
8.5/10
Throwback Poster of the Day: There are three players involved in the following clip: Andre Iguodala, Steven Hunter, and Jeff Foster. Ironically, an uninformed SportsCenter anchor gets only Steven Hunter’s name correct…
